Tommy Richman took the Billboard charts by storm with “Million Dollar Baby.” The hit single has topped the Hot R&B Hip Hop Songs Chart and debuted at No. 2 on the Hot 100. But who is the artist behind the viral hit? Keep watching to find out more!
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00:00Million Dollar Baby is everywhere.
00:03♪ Cause I wanna make it, so messy ♪
00:07♪ A million dollar baby, so messy ♪
00:10The 80's funk inspired track has catapulted Tummy Richmond
00:13into the top five of the Hot 100
00:15and shows no signs of slowing down.
00:18But who is Tummy Richmond?
00:20How did he get his start?
00:21And what's next for him?
00:23This is Billboard Explains Tummy Richmond's
00:25Journey to the Billboard Charts.
00:28Hailing from Woodbridge, Virginia,
00:30Tummy first began releasing music on platforms
00:32like Spotify and SoundCloud back in 2016.
00:36He went on to release his song Pleasantville
00:38on YouTube as a freshman in college
00:40and received positive reactions from users online.
00:43♪ I'm gonna go find someone that makes me feel me. ♪
00:50Following the song's release, Tummy dropped out of college
00:52to pursue music full time.
00:54He went on to sign to Brent Fiers'
00:56independent record label ISO Supremacy
00:59in partnership with Pulse Music Group.
01:01He teamed up with Brendon Felix
01:03on Fiers' larger than life track, Upset,
01:05which debuted at number 12 on Billboard's
01:07Hot R&B Songs chart and reached a peak of number six.
01:11♪ I don't care if I'm in the wrong. ♪
01:13♪ I don't care no shit. I don't care if you wrong. ♪
01:16♪ I don't care no shit. ♪
01:18Tummy went on to release single Soul Crusher
01:20and Selfish in 2024 before he unleashed
01:22the viral TikTok hit, Million Dollar Baby.
01:25The track debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Streaming Songs chart with 38 million official
01:35U.S. streams in its first week, according to Luminate.
01:38It debuted at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and topped Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs chart.
01:43Since it hit the charts, Million Dollar Baby has remained steady in the top 10 of the Hot
01:48100.
01:49So what's next for Tommy?
01:50He told Billboard that a music video for Million Dollar Baby will arrive ahead of summer and
01:54he's currently working on his debut album, Coyote.
01:57While no release date is set for his debut, we can't wait to see where Tommy's music takes
02:02him next on the Billboard charts.